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/ • TH|: CHRONICLE • • Strived To Be^a Clean News* • r paper, Colaplete, Newsj, • * • an^ Reliable. • • • VOLUME XXXII CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1932 NEW SESSION STARTS SOON Leaders See Victory Ahead Freshman Activities Beginning Tuesday Will See Year’s Work At College Inaugurated With l,.arge Enrollment. Only IVo Changes In Faculty. Roosevelt Assured of New Eng land Support. Breach At De feat cf Smith Now Healing. M “Freshman week” at Presbyterian colleire will be ushered in next .Tues- Hyde Park. X. Y..'Sept. 4.— Mrs. Frances P. Sayre, the former Jessie Wilson, daugrhter of the late president, and vice-chairman of the Massachu setts state committee, and Peter G. day. Sept. 13th. whe'^ supjnr will bejO^rry of Rhi>de Island, calleil on Gov- Vehed in the dining hall, followed by'ernor Roosevelt today and expressed a “collejre night” program in the L<*- roy Springs gymnasium. Welcome ad dresses to the new men will be heard from President McSween. the presi dent of the student body aiul Y. M. C. A., and Coaches W. .lohnson and L. S. .McMillian. This will be followed by a swim in the college p(*ol for the new men. Wednesilay ~ morning at S;30 the Yirit devotional exercise.s for the freshmen will be hel<^. followed by an introduction of the faculty, and psy chological tests. In the afternoon at 2 o’clock the freshman, curriculum will be presented by Dean M. W. Brown. .\t 7:30 in the evening a welc«ime ser^ to the Demoi'ratic presidential nomi nee their belief that party differences in Xew F.ngland states would he atl- ju^ed and that a united Democracy wauld win the states Yor Roo.sevelt. Gerry, pre-convention supporter of former Governor .\lfretl E. Smith, said he believed feeling engendered by the defeat of Smith at Chicago would subside. “The prohibition stand of the party and its candidates and the unemploy ment situation in Rhode Island will win maivy indei>endent votes for the Democratic party,” said (iierry. Mrs. .Sayre said it was her Indief that the gubernatorial candidacy of WELCOME )■ SYNOD VISITORS Death SYNOD NOW IN Mre. R. z. Wright I SESSION HERE W’ife of Clinton V.eteran Suc cumbs, Was Identified .Many Cndertakings. With Rev. John M. Wells of Sumte: Elected New Moderator. Open ing Sermon By Rev. G. M. Tel ford of Abbeville. Sessions Being Held At First Presby terian Church and Delegates Entertained At College. Sunday was a day of j)cculiar sad ness in ('linton on ac^jount of the fun eral of Mrs. Mamie I^ Wright, who passed away Friday night at her're.si- dtnee after several years of declining’ health. The simple funeral service was - held fr^m the graveside in the Pres- With an enrollment of nearly 200 bytej ian cemetery with Dr. D. .1 ministers and elders, the Presbyterian Woods and Rev. H. O. ChamWtrs in i ^yno<l ot" .'^outh Carolina convened charge and with many sorrowing here Tuesday night for the third con- friends present. Great ma.'Ses of .secutive year as the guests of the vice will be held in the ci»Ilege chapel Governor Joseph B. Ely would unite with addresses by rei)resentatives from the Rotary and Kiwanis. clubs, the I'hamlW- of ('ommerce and the city of Clirrton. The first-year men will then hear an address frojn Presir dent McSween. The devotional exereiso Thursday the divergent factions in Massachu- sefts and the “jxisitive position” of .Mr. RiM>sevelt would win the state’s electoral votes. • Governor Roosevelt, who returned last night from Bridgeport, C«iniv, where he gave a campaign spinH-h, morning will be attendetLJ*?; the pas-1 said he was pleases! by his recefnion jora of the city, who will bring cordial in Connecticut and Rot*sevel^ wings We are delighted that you have again chosen Clinton for vour meeting place and we hope that you Will profit greatly from your stay in our midst. All Clinton is very proud of the Thornwell Orphatiage anti Presbyterian College—two of our outstanding assets. We are pleased that you are holding your sessions on the of this latter in.stitution with its noble rtnord of campus service. Our homes, our business enterprises aiul the hearts of Clinton people are thrown wide oix'ii to the members of the South Carolina Synod. May your stay here he healthy, happy, helpful tlays. Welcome—thrice welcome to Clinton. greetings tt» the young men from would Ih' working together f^'j* the na- (’linton churches. The remainder of tional ticket. the day will be given over to confer-1 Mr. Rivosevell todaj’^ vvas prc'^ented the vear’.s work {the first of medallions to be given cnees pertaining to with members of the faculty, and rec reational features. The regular .sched- ile will lie entered upon Friday iporn- ing, and-on .'vaturday evenii^j^at K (/clock at the president’s home, the Y. M. C. and College Ihimes will give a reception in honor of the students. Sunday morning the each conti^lhutor (>f a dollar to the campaign fund. or. move Mrs.'^Leila Sumerel '.Georgia Banks Sleeps In Peace Report Upturn flowers, in designs and otherwi.se. were mute tokims of the affection and honor in which she was held. The pall- iH'aix'Vs were; .1. M. Pitts, Joe L. Car ter, Hugh Earirle. J. D. Boland. Dr. J. W. Davis, 1.. B. Dillard. H. D. Hen: ry, and S. (', Haynev of WJiston- .Salem. N. C. .Ml.'. Wright was born in B.iniwell county on .Sept. ♦>, 1S.'>(). and was years of age. She wtis a daughter of lie Dill l.ee and Sara Mitchell .luhn- son. a widely knoW'ii family of the lowiY section of South Carolina. Her grandfather was the Kev. Wm. States la-e. for JU years a Presbyterian min ister at Edisto Island. She was a niev*e of Wm. States Lee, first president of Presbyteiian college. 1H80-1SS.'>. .\s a young school teacher she came to Clinton and taught s(*veial years with her uncle, Wm. States Lee. Later she re-signed her position and was mar ried to K. Z. Wright of this city on .March b. lS7t*. Mr. and Mrs. Wright on .March .7, 19211, celebrated their fif tieth wedd'ng anniver.sary. Mrs. Wright had lived a long and useful life in this community, and was universally admired, as is her hus- Pre-byterian college. The opening session Wa.s held in the Thornwell •Memorial church, with Dr. L. R. Lynn of this city, presiilirtg, and a large congregation present. The sessions were continued yesterday in the audi torium of the First Presbyterian hureh. with entertainment for the delegate.- provided on the college cam pus. The operrng sermon was preach.d 'r oi by the Ke\\ (5. .M. Telford, past" the First Presbyterian ihurch of .Ab beville, and the retiring moderator. He delivered an able discourse m "The Furtherance of the Gospel." us ing as his text. Phil. 1:12-13. The ser- be found elsew-' 'i-e •*.s . xror ht* RcilHMt H. Gor4, Florida fw*"Woman Passe.s At Home Two (iroups Offer Loan.s To' publisher, JMid director of the Share- ^ ^ Farmers On Strength of Re- Fund. She was one of the most Iveloved holder.s pf .America, spon.soring the sale of medallions, presented the tok- new I en toAhe candidate and said he hoped stu-i 1,0»0,00<» of the medallions will he In Laurens After Extended Illness. Funeral Held Friday. newed Business OutUuik. Mrs. I.eila Bailey .Sumerel, w’ife of dents w’ill be welcomed in the city cHstiibuted. Thg Wfton bears likeness-j \|iiton .A. .Sumerel of Laurens, died lurches, followed by a special Y. M/^es of RiM»s«^vreU and John X. Gainer, last Thursday at the family resideiue proximately $200,000,IHIO today G. meeting in the evening in the his running mate. | in that city after an illness of several pressed confidence in improved cAatueL , J Gutzpn Borglum, the si ulptor, w ho ,m,nth’s duiation. Indit-ations point to one of the laig-t .} I The funeral .services were hejd *t freshman elas es in th>j institu- Vl^/s history, with pn^tically all rooms in the four dormitories already red. Several of the old students, rhi n.V>er« of the Y; lieiit council, wilt a.s. i-'t the oll^e tending thi- ifglad >tii<le:'ts to then |rew clds-imm will rep r, A. and stu- arrive -Monday to, auth irit in ex- han.l’” to the new a'^si-'t in adulating them environment. 1 he upjiei will report on next Thurs day, the loth, and regular ila.sS rootn Work is expected to liegiu on !■ riila.v as >oon a.- the matriculat’ n an t oth er details are coiupleltd, Ivo III w fares Will api)eai in the | la-ik' o' the faculty for the coining >e''ion. Dr. Stephen Mit^ueen Hunt- ceremony. h wa.s understood that Borglum. who described himself as "an inde^vendenl Republii an,” w ill make several campaign speeches for K.)o?evelt.- B irglum said he was “f.ir tiovernoi Rinisevelt’ for the same ie:i- ons I wai for T. H • ” ♦ ('ommentirg on the pie-i-ntation the im-dallion, .Mr K Mo^evelt .-uid; "I coi'i^ider it an opinhlunity to (t'ontinued on pagt* sixi - ;rom f be Second Primary — Next T uesday ley will head the newly v'leated de- paitnunt of romance languages. He is a native ^outh ('amdinian and receiv ed hi.s -A. B- ai.d A. -M. degrees from the L’niver>it> of .^outh Gandina ami the Doctor d’l’niversite from the L’lii- wr. ity of Toulous<*, France, wheie he finished with highest honors. The oth er will be Captain William L. Blan ton, a native of Florida, wo has been tiansierred from Davidson cidlege to he ail assistant in the R. ,D. T. at i voters To Decide Tv^ti (’ounty Races ant* ('ontest for United States Senator. Laurens couhty voters will go to the polls next Tuesday, .Sent, 13th, in a second primary to nominate .six members of the house of representa tives and a v-ouiitv commissioner. The the residence at ten o’cUk k Friday morning with interment following in the Rocky Springs church cemetery. Both at the home and grave, there wa> a largh gathering (vf friends, and many beautiful floral design.s placed upon her giavli* testified t.> the high estiem in which this noble t’hristian woman was held. I\»:sses.sing many at- Iraclixe personal cliaractenstics, she imde mimerou.s friends and tho.se who ha.l the privilege of knowing her were devol.'d to her and feel a k»o n los.s in her paS'ing. Nlrs,. .^uinerol, bef+m* mairinge .NiTTS" Loila Bailey, was a native of this cminly and had a wide family connec tion. In addition to her husband she is survived’ by three daughters, .Mrs. her e S. Todd and .Mrs. Jack \V. .An derson of this city, and .Mrs. Dell .S. .Austin of I-aurens; five ons, Theo dore Sumerel and I’aui .Sumerel of Laurens, Ryland F. .Sumeiel of this city, H oiner .Sumerel of Greenville, and .M. .A., Jr., of (Mncinnati, Ohio; by one sister, .Mr.s. Dave B. Bobo, and .Atlanta, Sept. 3.,—^Two Georgia banking groups with resourees of ap-l ex-. con ditions in the South and offered loans > te far-nrers of the entire southea. t to 'Hxsi.st them"’tn the ordt'Tbr'TTTgrkrrrng- of the cotton crop ami to further a business revival. The banks, the First .Xalional er mp ■ with headiiiiarter.s in .Atlanta, and the ('itizens'^'and .Southern gioiip of .Sa- women in Clinton. Gentle and eonlial. charming, intelligent, kind and gra cious. she adorned home and siK-iety and pos.'cssed an unusually broad and sympathetic spirit. Every forward movement in civic, educational, char- •laVde and religious circles,, found in her an able and earnest advocate. She mon in full w in today’.< paper. Following the opining .''Ci nioi. '-yiv'd was Officially oi ra )i -,vd fi work of the .'Session. For mode, line nomination was made, the John- .M. Wells, D.D., i>ast>>r of Ft'I Presbyterian chun-h of .Su D'-. Wells was utuinimou-ly ele and immediately escorted to the Rev. B. S. HiKlges of Batesburg. named a.s temporary clerk. President Mc.Sween of the e ;.-«e mide several announcements pei'a.”- ing to synod’s entertainim-nl'"or. - - .'ollege campus, after which a wur’.i:'* docket and several snecial orders • -* /ed , tir. W Jt.i *i1wpW vannah aiid .Atlanta, announced loan.s to f.irmers would he made at Ic s than the usual intcre.'-t rate and the moi ey made available could be tunu-.l into trade channels whib'^ the grower in 1 1 his cotton for the best nuiiketing con ditions. Riibeit F. .Maddox, chairman of the -r-xeciritre committee of the I' irst Xa- tional bank, the hugest lianking .was onranizer of the lot^wl chapter and was largely responsible for the erection several years ago of the Gunfederate- monument on the »Usines." ,s,|uaie of the city. Glinton h .s thus lost a citizen w'ho wat* a - t \e\ in hclpMig to promote all civic a livities, and by her broad sympathy decided upon. The meeting closed the bimedietion. after w'hieh the - tion picture. ".A day at the Thor* yi Dj phanage,” was pre.sented for “.r • entertainmeivt of the visitors ar t i gioupMn the .South, said we believe polls will o|>en at H a. m. and close at . n i r* . \v ,l p. m. The same ,.i.naeer, .,f eiec-i (““I; ^rotherl, P. 1. Bailey Ge,,rKe W.. tion will aerve a. previously appoint- Baley. R 1- Bailey ami (layton * Bailey, all of this city. G xtd by the county executive committee. that oui country has passeil t’nrmigh the low period of the depres. ion, ccn- fidcn.e is resloTed and wc are defi nitely on the upgiade. "The .South, with the record iim* ir it*; principal agricultural proilut t, is IK'ihaps in better condition than any other section and the outlook for fall buiiingss is distinctly enconrugiag.” H. Lan Young, executive vice-pre-si- dent of the Gitizens and .Southern grou]>, said “cotton is in a wonderful- vly stict,ng iiosition because of the scar- iind lovely and amiable disposition, en- deaied ho self to a w .de circle' of f ieri’s aiitl relatives. With the soico'v kvnah h." dt*parlure hu.- caused will fiillow :hnt long idiiuie of goixl deeds by vvhiih her life of varied and kin-l activitie- wa" ever characterized. ^'!t vi-;iig arF her husband. K .Z WiighL one of the city’s three Gort le'elate M lei-an.-, and the following < n- and daughters; 'James Lee V. ^ht of till- city; .Stephen Wright. .Sherman. Texas; R. Z. Wright, Jr.. Wa.'l; Ogloh, D. G.; .Mi.ss .Sallii* la-e Wrght and .Mrs. Z. .Mcrla'es of this city, and .Mr.-v, Homer 1* TihI Greenville. .Si-ven grandchildren three great-urandvhildren also V ive. :he newly c!* ltd n; -pi cl.n (‘.m.-ecralion. of an • s I Presbyterian college, succeeding Lieut primary no election was! A. N. Taylor, who has been t ^ P„„ r\((m |n to foreign-ervice fur the coming yea/, candidates. The six highest injrOUT IvUn-UllS 111 Kacnity for Year ruce, in the following order, will President Dr. John McSween. enter this undecided, contest: Cook,} l«*a Vice-Piesident and Professor of . Huff, Witherspoon, IJinford i Greek and French—Dr. A. E. Spencer., Culbertson. Unless thFre is a tie,j ^ result of the official county re city of manufactured inventory, the flack of buying power in the past two i years and the increa.sed buying power created through an upturn in bu.sines.*- tk>oughout the world.” Mr. Young said the shortage of in- MeSwain Wins By Big Margin Work of the institution. The .sessions yveie eoiilinued ye d«y ino»ning and opened with Well, pi i'-siiliiig :j.s m »di lat >i , f' « 1 by the usual devoti, la! exe; ’M e moi nit'g and • aft"’noon -c - At re given over largely t > the i< .ng of ccnimuiiicat on- aid •cpMC'. I tnduig committee'. .\t II i ’’ idwia:;*r coiif. - ioayei service, followed Iv th bon 'tci ing of 'till .u i.tiiiei't 1 •rd’.': -upper., F' /owing the coiinuii f>11 h neiiioi la! .'crvi.-e w a- tud l in n -. 'h follow ng. derea-t d in:.*ii~ - Rev. Bothvvcll Giiaham, lb, . \'- H.iy, Kc\. .Vlexaiuler Mai tiii. lb .. K. .'sullivan and Kiv. J. B .'swan A e>t rday afternoon a' four o’ Rev. .1. H. Gudlifip was hearil adtiies- on t hristian edu atioii. hi. \\ H. Frazer, preside t^ueen hicora coll'ge, was hear* a ten minutes addles-, i.>i the N' r t arolina iivsXiLution. in the evening at eight "’cb* 'v ftueign niissitni hoyir was made a - e - /a! tinier with an address by Mr. Etl- vvard Grant of the ctmunittev’s he^ati- (|uaitei.s in .Xashville. This was tul- 'tiwtd by a report'on the Inju.da' ng Proiessor of Mathematics—Prof. .A. three candidates receiving the V. -Martin. {highest vote-s will be the nominees for ^ Pioiessor of Latih^ and German — fcon, this county in the low- Waterloo townsfhip the ProT Rtithwell .or huuaa — i UtLUIUf - I MIL W 111 1 fT . 1 HP I f** turns, there will be four run-offs in the county magisterial race.s on next Professor of English—Dr. M. G.j the race for county commission-j (>y|hertson and FI. C. Sims. At Clinton Woodworth. - -y t^er, W; H. Barksdale and IiW Add 'the second race will be between W. Professor of Bible and Religion —- ^ Rjakely, both incumbents,' will run i pjttg and B. R. Fuller. In Dials ^ Dr. 1). J. Brimm. 'over for the vacant place. J. Herman I t^^^ghip R, D. Armstrong and .A. C.' Professor of Economics and Sociol-1 elected on the first ballot, ^hell will run over. In f’ross Hillj John J. MeSwain, congressman fium the F'ourth di.strict, wa.s .swept uf the Ghicora college*pro|H‘rty in t .1- back into office in the first primary lumbia. by a landslide majority over his op- Reports of the various committees , . . . I , imnent, James 1). Mc<'ulluugh. The of the -viuhI were reported yesterday together with . .hort en.|. would pr.c- j, „f .„a «ill w v„„tinHed today a- tically ahaorb the old supply of cot. ton earned over for the paal two or .Mc.Swain M.-Culh.uith Truat.es of Thornwell orphauatj. v'entory and increa.ed buying power fo - three years. MeSwain Mc<'ull(»ugh Laureiii 'diJUa Direelorw 4 Columbia* ThHolivj'i's! Making Plam For^ Fairview Show l.’nion Greenviye Spartanburg 4,.MM F7,02U I(!,51I 7tr» 4,^7 Totals 43.K32 10,14'; ogy—l>t. J. B. Kennedy. Professor of Chemistry—Prof, H. FL Sturgetm. Profe>sor of Psychol<^ and Phil osophy—^4r. F. li. Jon^BI Professor of Physics — Prof. Thos. lavthery. Jr. Profe'*sor of X FIducation Coe. '■ Dean and Professor Prof. M. W. Brown, -Dr. R. L of Professoi H. Davis. Professor of Romance I-anguages • eliminated in the first primary. l>r. Stephen McQueen Huntley. j of English in this race. i townshio R. F. Wadevand J. H. Bry-, 1 l' oil .V M ; ! townauip iv. r. ««««: » .y | annual Fairview stock .<how. for Magiirfrate i 54,0 ^,11 run, over;which has been an ontstandinc eveM For ™**‘=*^*^^ In the race for magistrate of l-au-!i„ ^^e lower part of Greenville county o ^ r" R ’ Knllfr will he in the run-itownship, R. M. Brownlee, incum-^ ne^riy a half lentury, is to be re- J K n rivnn having heen ^”^’ j peated this year on October 7, :i has You"g*, Abercrombie wa.s nominal- anmmnced bv^ Dr, H. B. Stewart, ed^as was A. T. Dixon in Jacks “nd; executive committee, rv .1. * » »: la-ra* i - a^.yiv Owens in .SulliVan. M. A. Can- TJijg year’s event will be the 4.Ath in ” * ® ^ *’ ! non was re-elected at Mountville, and j hutory of the association and the , J. W. Donnan, in Scuffletown, had no , cummittee—is—looking—fer- i opp«*>fion- J t State Primary Vote D^ared .seminary. ' Trustees of Queens-Chicora college. SymKl’s work, G. .VI. Telford,\*ha:.- .nan. FIducation, H. W. DuBose, chair- •n*n. l.i«)uidating Chicora college prrt^wT- ly, \V. G. Query, chairman. Audit and finance, H. T. Baylis, . hairman. in Ahe firat primary. State Race History i undecided contest—the,United States senate. Senator Ellison D. Smith and The Democratic state executive c«»nimittee on Tue.sday tabulated and' declared the official count of the first I primary returr..s. - of Biology — Prof. Johnjf^oj^ Blease will run oyer in race, Harris and Williams having been .Assistant Professor ^ Pi of. C. W. Grafton. ! Physical Director—rWalter A. John- 1 son. Assistant Physical Director'—Lon-' nie S. McMillian. - j Librarian—Willard *1^ Jones. -Professor MiVtary Science and. Tactics — Capt. Rooert E. M'ysor, U. S. A. Assistant Professor of Military Sci-' cnee and Tactics — Capt. William L. Blanton, U. S. A. j • Assistant in Military Science and' Tactka—Sergeant Sterlip Ypung. ^ Rfcgietrar—Mrs- M. W.\Brown. 1 Business Manager — John Hunter. Holland! College Physician — Dr. James Davis. Opening Sermon B^ore Synod The opening sermon before the Synod of South Carolina was delivered lAiesdlay night in the Thornwell Memorial church uf this city by the Rev. G. M. Telford, pastor of the First P«esbyteriah chnrtli of Abbe- ville^ and the retiring moder ator oT Jhe synod. ■ " ' The sermon will be found page twq in today’s paper. .y ... on Blease’s Lead In County Was 688 ward to five more annual exhibit'ua.' to complete a half century of ex'st- enoc. .A cardial invitation is extemte i the public generally to attend and view the varied exhibits. I Laurens county gave'Cole L. Blease {a lead of 688 votes over Senator E. D. Smith in the first primary. However, , he failed to get a majority of the votes cast, and these twp will enter the run-over on next Tuesday, Sept. in the United States i-enate race the vote was ‘271,129, nearly 30,tH)U greater than two years ago. .Senator F'llison D. Smith and Cole 1- Blease will run over next Tuesday, the senior senator having an advantage of about 19,(100 voles over his opponent. The Men’s work, J. D. Mann, chairman. Woman’s work, J. W. Jaikson, chairman. Historical commission, F. D. Jiine-, chainiVan. official figures were Opens Monday 100,270; Blease, 81,297 048; Harris, 41,178. : Senator Smith.;, " * 17; Williams. -Id..’ Lynn, ^airman F'oreign missions, Fred J. Ha-.v, i-hairman. .Assembly’s home inisiions, J. M. Wells, chairman. ('hristian education and ministerial ixjlief, J. G. Hailey, chairman. .Assembly’s Training school, I.. R. The .Mountville school will begin its new sesrion on Sept. 12th under the i 13th. Harris came third and Williams! dirfi-tion of J. G. Long as superintend-, Bible cause, J. Hick man, chair- iiHin. .\d interim: Prayer and evangelism, J. M. Wells,- SERIES STARTS AT r.OI.DVII>I.B Satiird.vy chairman. .Amended plan of gpveinnuAit for fourth. The vote as officially tabulat-1 ent. The public is cordially invited to Goldville and Mollohon will meet at'f olundna Theological ^€minary, J. XL {ed, stood: ! attend the opening exercises. Goldville Saturday afternoon at 3:30 Wells, chairman. 1 Blease 3,013, Smith 2,32.5, Harris j The follow'ing teachers constitute in the first game of the championship 1 On docket: To consider the ^vi&a- i 1507, Williams 881. -the faculty: series of the Big Six league, and an'bdity of reducing the number of mein- In the congressional race in the Grammar school: Miss Julia Cook, exciting and fast game, is expected, ht-rs of the committee on synod» work Fourth district, Congressman J, J. Mias Ella Dunlap, Mrs. J. S. Wine- Horace Long, the heavy hitting tlug- from 24 to 16. i MeSwain led his opponent, James D. brenner. Miss Mary Boyd, Miss F-lixa- ger from Greenville, will appear in the Report of the trustees of the Wit- beth Bryson. High school: Miss Zeth'Goldyille line-up. An admission of IScll-a*** Brearley home.- Grttp, Miss Cai'olina Motes, J. G.land 25c will be char.y’ed and a big. Report concerning the Mount^n Re- Long. ^ j crowd is Expected. i, (Gontinued ,on page Six) McCullough, by almost three to one in tkis county, The tabulation gave • MeSwain 5,668 to .McCullough’s'2,362. \, ■. ...V .